Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1896)
M I jlW l J uLiu - i A LITTLE IRISH GIRL, II) "The niKlii..' .. jCHAIM'Kl! XV (iminci:h. And thus bidden -'10 toils it. A most halting, wooful tale, b it true in every point. So true, indeed, tlmt it defeats itelf. It docs not lav clear the fnat thiil 1'ivu fiit him and want of lovo (or his rival hud been tho inotivo power Unit worked liur retur.i. , There is n dead siloneo wh-Mi sho has finished her forlorn t'otifessiu i. "Si yo.i wore nfi'uid In l'o in Hie long run,'" Miys ho ut Inst, his voice ! btorn. I "Afraid! No - - yes."' Hie It 'gun , boldly, but now break; down. es, ' J was' itfraid." ' "And why have you told me this?" "Oil, mint 1 uiiMvor that?'.' iiys ' sliu, clasping her cold hands in front of her. "Surely you know. Do you think 1 have not ieu enough to -do you tlilul; 1 inn without nil leulin? 1 spoke to sol you free." So an.xioiii for your own freedom?" sas lio witli a snoot. He Mugs tin; now cold cigar over the balcony, away Into the dark- beyond. "You uro in- . geuiousnu.s-i itself! to put it upon mi! is a goo 1 move. We 1, and -u 1 am to coiiMdur our engagem-jut at an eiul'J ' "Of course," says Mio v-ry bravely; and lu another moment to liur intense discomfiture, llnds thai -lie 1- crying bitterly, silently, dusp -cut-dy. So si lent is her crying Hint in the darkness lie is not iiwnru of it. "1 think you could havo found mi ea-ler.iiiit to say ni'i'-o graceful wnv o it "of. your ililll Milty,'' says In eoulcnip- tuoilsjy. a worn to mo wnuni wi'-u , uecu oninc'ii. nut i suppose i vvns not worth even so much trouble to the girl who had promi.scd 1 1 marry me? You had promised, you know," trying to see her face mid speaking witli merclhus persistenoy. -'Ddyou im agine." bitlerlv, "tliat I was enam ored of you that I would marry you tir i n -t your will'.1 (Jreat lieavens, what a world this is!" Ho turns uil donlv nway from hor striekou liguro. and begins to pace vehemently up ami down the balcony. "Hero! come in!' siiy.s ho at hist, roughly. "I'mnu in out of this cold. Faithless and worthless us 1 th uk joii and know you. still you must livo. I .suppose, to tho undoing of other men!" i He had laid his hand on her arm, and I drawn her lo tho open casement. Tho lights from within fulling moro dis- i tiuctlv on her face wakens him to 'he j fact that tho loara are running down her checks. "You are crying," says ho lierceiy. lie lets hor go. Crying for Kyro! Ho curbs hi-. pasiou by a supreme otTort, and onco again addressed lier. His voice now is under control, though liis eyes still show the angry grief that is consuming him. If you uro crying for Kyro." savs ho, "that can 3oon bo ol right. To jndi'o by his mauuur last night " lie had belrayed hiiusulf! As if struck, the girl starts b.ie'c Ir.mi him. "Yon were there vou saw -you heard'." "I saw: I did not liinr." "You knew, and let mo speak! Oh -" "Why should I not bo silent:1 I waited -" "Waited? for what? Cou'il you not," wildly, "have broken our on gagmuunl instead of leaving mo to do it?" "I could not." If slie had not been (o overpowered with tho fresh kuowl- edg , that meant .so much fresh shame she in ghl have rend between ttio dues ' of his short answer. "Oh, you should you should!" cries she. weeping on nly now. "Don't cry," says Aukololl, catching hold of her, "doi't! Am I not miser- nblo euou.'h.' It can ail s.ioii he set nght." I Oil. never, never! ' ' "l fill you ym. You know his addre-s?" j "Ills?-' j Kvro'." "No." It can easily lie dNeivorod, how- I over." "I don't want to dlsaiver it," siys i alio, covering liur face with her hands. "Tnen why are you I'ryin.r?" usks ' ho co'dly. "hut us, now thai the tritli II s bare lutween u-. eeas'j from dccopiion. Tell mo tills." his voice crowing ulinost froten now, "when ' you proposed to luuvo yo i? hoiu i w.th ' him. where oro you g lug? ' I To his sister, Lady Stunning," faintly. "She had arranged lo rece vn you5" I "Oil, no! lie tin only (settled about ourgoing tlioii.orning b-l'or; I '-left. I When was il." .wearily. ' It i-eoms u long, long llnio ago." I dare s ly." grimly; ".nit a tele gram .will bring him to you lu no tlino. Wo!l. tiud so yo i wo o to go lo h d Stunning, in llm middle of tho night, wllhci.it pr'Ooiis arrangement with hor of any sort?" "So ho said.'' "Did It ovi r occur to you that hady Sunning mlglit not lie exactly pi utd to recidvo an unit kiwu young I uly at an hour appro. ic'ilng inidiiight?" I did not Ihink-I " "And he," witli growing wralli, "tills precious lover of youis, did ho never tlilul; eiiiier.- jmu it nover davn iipuu his vacant bnln what a cut ' up to liis knoes. He's kind of a diind, do sat) lio wtis leallug you into? 1'ali! feller, und in battles as I undorstand Mr. Kyro luay bu the model of all vlr- It, you sue. ho mostly well. I guess tuo, all genius in yourcyus; lu mine ho gonorally ho gits down nnd lnys on Is meioly a llr.st-class idait. "Oh. y s," agreed she with a soli. Ankotoll stopped us If struck. Ho , liud uxpnututl vituperation, toars, sup port of Kyro; bat tills -tills open ngrooinont of tho verdict against him, Is more than ho hud prepared htmsolf to receive. "Hut ho was vory kini. very." onys Dulelo liurrluillv. ' "Ho was very kind to mo when you when every ono was against mo. " If -if I had ldced h m a littlo bit moro I should tiavo hcuii glad to go with him; bu " ho lifts hor earnnst, hsilf-drowncd eyes to hig. "Hut?'1 (piestt ns he sternly. "Hut I didn't," io u us bhu guntly. To dlsholl vo hor would lie to tio n fool. Ankotoll's faeonioil for a mo ment, an ' tlion slowly, s owly u hotilth- Jcr, ti ipplor huo rotiirus to It. "U mo in," mvs ho guntlv. Ho does THE not wall for her to obey him this time, however, lie draws her with a st ong, if tender arm. to ' , shutter of tin warm room with' "See hoi''. Dulcio,'' says he. stand tug b.'fori' her unit taking hor hands gently In his o.vn. "shall wo begin nil over ugain, vou and I'.'" "You aiid'i?' "Why not? Look! I set you five I release you," pressing her back from him, not very far, but sti 1 fir enough for him to know thai Duleln u's lin gers have tightened over lu. as If lu fear or protest or both. I'.vimi such u litllo distance has frightened her. Oh, the glad thrill of dawning hop that hey's his veins us he feels the nervous clasp ng of hor hands! "Yon hiv free. Dulc e; I h:ie no smallest claim up u you. You can go y.dir ay, iiiid I mine, You," un steadily, "you ipiito iinderstiuil that?" ;Yes." faintly. "Well -now," li i pauses as if afraid to go on. After all il Is only an ex periino.it; who knows how h will end? Now I propose io you nil over again. I b.'g. I entreat win to marry me! You have your freedom; you i an keep mo or let mo go us you will; but," pas-donatoly, "I beseech you to keep me. "Oh, no!" Her pretty head is hang ing down, her voice hu sunk into a whisper. "Not after after that, -?" After th t after everything." Miss McDcruiot raises h ! h"iid sin vly and looks at him. Itcproach is in hor glance. "Why -why wore you not like this ill wnv?" asks she. "llow could 1 lie?'' The reproich is nil on his side now. and strong enough to dwarf hers. -Do you know i,im. vou treuted iuu.- Wh it icicle was eer colder? Why, I was afralil to go n 'Hi you. Once 1 kissed you. Do win reinenibjr it? I do; and your look after it. Onco only. This." stooping ami pr sslng his ip- lightly to ner e cek, "I-. lliu second tune. And " sadly, "I do not oall that kissing you ut nil." "And what do you call it?" tisks she, a gleam of mischievous Inn creep ing into her fiicc in. sidle of her. Then suddenly she Mings li r arms around ids neck'. "Well, I'll kiss you," su.v slid, because I love you, Ralph: I do indeed!1' "You are sure of it?'' Iij asks livo m'nules inter. "(Julie, ijll'le sure." "I wish you Itad I) -en sure a little earlier." "1 slioul lift. Tho waiting h:u inado it evnr so iiiuch surer.'' And you are happy, ihirling?" "I never roll so imppy. Nolo von one regret?" "Well," nervously, "there is some thing simoHiing" lidgcting awk wardly with tlio llownr in liis coal. "Yes, something? (loon," says ho anxiously. "Can It bo about Kyro?" "It's -he scoined vuvy uueiwy about it." "So lie very welt might!" indig nantly. Oil, but it was all for me." All for himself, in my opinion." ' You wrong him," wnrmly;"vou do, indeed." To henr her stick up for Kyro is gall and wormwood hut to sli ike the inod feeling csiabllshe.l between tlieui iiow is not to be thought of for a moment. Well, don't let us quarrel about him." says lie, and his lono lighten itself ais heart as heavy as lead. " Wlia. w.ts ho uneiisy ab ut in os- peciul?" "A'lout tlio --tlio lies lie told you." "IIoJ who?" "Why, poor Andy, of coiir-o; whom wore you thinking of?"- "Of Kie. Forgive me thut." Nonsense.1' says .Misi .McDormot, "Why." nlr.ly. "I've forgotten him. Xo, il was A udy. You know ho told you I ist night that lie had brought mo to the station, and as I tol I vou, I" -Is that all?" "Yes. It was a good deal. And , Andy is greatly put out about it. You ! vou are sure you don't think bally 1 oihiu?" "I think." eiitliusiusticaliy, "very i highly of lilin.'1 Oli, do you, really?1' Wh . how els i should I think of him? W.n he not trying to li lp you?" "And you will siy something lovely to h ui tl.u very llibi thing lu the m iru- lug? "No; I sluill say .soniuthin ;; lovely to you thou." Oh. Italpli! . . . Well, good uL'ht . . .. (io.)d-iiiglit again . . . (ioo.l-niglit. really, this thuol" tiii: i sn. Willi! Il '."ll.lt.t - I A loenl character in war tunoj was interested in tlio formation of a local i militia company. Ho and ollieis ills etised it much, und public opinion was about o pmlly divide I as to whether thoy should liuvo a straight military uompiriy or ouavo-. Ono day a eouvoriutlon occurred in the vitiligo store. I'm in favor of zouaves. '' said our , friend. f -You bo?" "sure." Well what is a .ounvo, anyway?" Well, a .ouavo. you sj3 u ouavo Is ono of tliom felloes that wosus a rod Hiiit and tliem soft hoots that button ills lully and deplores." howistoa Journal. V. !ien lie l Ilaiiucniu. HuniorUl's wife You nniit not trot. bio your pa just now. dour; lu liis present mood ho Is not to bo trilled with. Humorist's elilld Wliatisho dolr.g, ma? Humorist's wlfo Ho Is writing tilings to make people laugh. N. Y. l'ros Which Mut Was, Neighbor (on tho street) Goo.l morning, my littlo dear. I never can toll you and yourslBtor apart. Which of tin tvlns uro you?" hlttlo Dear Is tho ono w'tita out ' walkln1. Good Nowa T?KD CLOUD C1IIKK. KKUIAY. Al'UlS'I'T, 18iHi. W. 1IAKMTY UKT1KKK WHAT HE SAYS POLITICS. ADOUT win lioiiiiii (lu ruoiiiiiti n r iHn.hitiiin's Mi'tiilicr nf Mir Niillonul iintlll - anil Coiilliinc lo 't'lilie ii lii'iicrul Inltrol In I'nllllis. 1'iiii.MiriiMiiA, Aug. '.'.William V. Ilanlty. until iccently the elialrnian of tlie Democratic national committee, and for yea is u leader In tho piutv council'', iiiade the aniuiiiuccmi-nt yes terday that he had retired from active, polities, lu answer to inquiries on the subject, Mr. Ilarrity made the fol lowing Mntemont: "Yes, it is true that 1 tun deter mined to withdraw from active partic ipation in pi'iit triil ii tVu irs I'm hcverul years past I have been nc coided .some prominence lu the man agement stud leadership of tllC lU'lllll' ci title parly, lint I now desire to talco my place m Hie rtniiis, cccpi uisoiur as" 1 may have dul.es to pcrfoi in as the IVuiisvivani.i in 'inlicr of tlio Di-nio-era tic cotuinittee. "I shall." s.i.il Mr Ilarrity. "con tinue to take a general interest in nolilirs, and shall ulwavs lie ready to go wherever I ic.i-oiialily and consist ently etui to promote the success of the Democratic partv; lint I shall ab solutely refrain from any participa tion whatever in uritters that relate to partv org.ini.a'lon and manage incut. I have giw-n much of my timo mid a go id deal of inv energies to po litical matters Mine I4-.!, when I Hist began lo take an active p.ut in poll tics. 1 have now concluded, however, to take a rest from politics, mi to hpctilc, iind to devote all of my ener gies to tlio inautigeinMit oi my nrivaie a Hairs.'' Mr. Ilarrity s declaration is under stood by his "friends to menu that lie will give no attention to the work of state or county conventions, or of state or county committees, and that he will not iii any way cnueavor to InlluiMice. succor or cunt ml political nominations or appointments of any character whatever. They regain Mr. Ilarrity as entirely "out of poli tics," although the prediction is made by some of them that they will not bo surprised to see him again in national and state politics after a few years' retirement und relief from the drudg ery and details of active participation in' party management. COLD CONVENTION SURE. Antl-sllwr lleiiiiicnilN Will Meet In rlilcn. 'I Ills Mniilli. Cini'Acio, III., Aug. ."..The gold .standard Democratic loaders have, de cided dolinltely upon u new conven tion to bo held in Chicago about Sept. 1, to put a new national ticket in the Held. This announcement was made authoritatively to-day. The arrange ments looking to Hie consummation of tlio plan are already well under way. The New York leaders particularly regarded matters as buttled beyond a puradvcutiiro us far as the location and date of the ci nveiitlou are con cerned, and being inclined to busy themselves now chiefly with ditcussiou as to the question of candidates. riipiillnt Niitliinil lie 1 1 1 1 1 irlcrn. Wasiiixoio.v, Aug. .1. The tempor ary and probably the permanent head quarters of the I'opuust national com mittee will be located at M.O New Yorls avenue, the headquarters of Senator Stewart and liis silver paper. Kx-seeretary Turner of tlio national committee is temporarily in charge of the headquarter and will remain un til tiie arrival of beamier Duller, clia'uniun, and Secretary Kt'gcrton next week, when they will ussiinie charge. The trnnsferof property and of accounts will bu made by ex-l'luiir-man Tuubcncck and ox-Sjcretury Turner. Ut-piililli'.in C'!inipnlii IIiiohM. Wasiiimuo.v, Aug. il. The Kepuli licau ongressioniil committee an nounced yesterday that tlio campaign text book would be ready (or dibtribu- t'ou Monday. Among tho callers at tho headquarters yesterday were Sen ator l'ritchard of North Carolina, who stopped on liis way home fioni a meet ing of the national committee lu New York; (2ener.il Wilson of Delaware and Congrcssinan Collin of Maryland. The latter said that the silver "sculb incut in the country districts was fair'y strong, but that it had devel oped no strength in the cities. Itnlilns I'ojiiilUt liinili. 'InrmiA, Kan., Aug .'I. Tlio J.'n members of the I'oftillsl national cnininitteo have undertaken to raise 5100 each, or Sl.'t.UJO in till by small contributions from their friends, in aid of tho campaign fund. Mr. Ilrci dcnthul, one of the tliren Kansas members., is nl ready receiving returns from liis loiters, in sums of si and S'.' He expects to raise Sl.'ll or G'llll mnl minus an or lits collengups through out the country will do us well. Dmprr-Uit KITort to Urr.iic .lull Ciiii.i.icoiiii: Mo.. Aug. 1. An at tempt was made last night ubout !) o'clock by two desperadoes conllned In Livingston county jail, charged with burglary, to escape, by knocking tlio deputy hhoriir in tho head when ho went to lock the prisoners in thou cells for tho nignt, Dlok Richardson struck Deputy Wcstrojie with a club, breaking liis fnrcurm and bruising his liruil. Westrope dodged into a cage and saved himself. Assistance came from thu outside, and Richardson and uu accomplice were locked up. Their I.niiR Itow Allium Clvrr. Lo.njion, Aug. 3. The rowlioat Fox, containing tho two Swedish sailors, Frank Ilaibonnil (Jcorgo Stuntiehon, who started from Sew Yorlc .luno 0, wlt'u the intention of rowing to Havre, France, arrived at thu Scllly lslunds to-day. lloth were In good health. SitAW.vn:, Olclii Aug, .1. David Kolly was fatally Injured by a falling shaft wliilo putting up a cotton gin, and was cairlcd to his home. When his cousin, Mrs. Will Kelly, saw litm slio fell dead. Kelly's wife is uot ex pected to live. IWKINLtlY TO VETERANS Dili Snlilh'M t rt-cil In s.iiil I'p fur tint l.tilil s:inUiir,l. C.wrov. Ohio, Aug .1 Fanners, woikingiueu and old soldiers of (liiein sey county arrived here yesterday after u tr n through lloodcd lowlands nearly till of the way from I ami ridge. After o i ongie.sui;ui .1. (I Taylor and l!e. M. Mcl'sirlaml of Cam bridge had ipoken, Mr. McKhtloy re plied at some length, saving: "When the war closed thei- were two great debts rcstlm.' up in this gov eminent due Mas the debt due to the m 'ii who hiul loaned the government tuojvey with which to carry nit its mil itary opet litmus The other delit vvtis dun to the men who had willingly ofTerod their lives for t he pi eservution of the American union. The old soT tilers waited on their pensions until this great debt of the goerutucut was vwll out of the vvav. 'I hey waited patiently until the government of the I'lnlel Mates bad reduced ncarlv two thirds of that great money debt. They wanted every dollar of the debt paid in the best com known to the commercial world. And every dollar of that debt up to this hour has been paid in go.d or Its equivalent the best reeogu..eil money of the world und cvci v doilat oi that debt, my comrades, jet to be paid will be paid lu tint same unquestioned com. "Most of that debt Is out of lliewaj'. Thu great debt of this government now Is to the i urviviug soldteis of the lepuhiic. There are UTO.ouO pension ers on the honored prusiou roll of'lhis government to-day and the govern ment pays out nf its public trea-airj in pent..ous(iverM U',0 iu.o.Ki every year to the soldiers and sailors, their widows and their orphan;. lCvcry dollar of that debt must be pa.d in Ihe best currency and e niioi the vvmltl (tiieat cheering and erics of "The Republi can party will see to that. ") There is nobody inoie interested in main taining a soniid and stable currency than Hie obi soldiers of tho republic (erics of "you tire right, major"), their widows and their orphans. "Your onl commander, liencral (Jrant inpplausei. whose memory is cherished ley nil of yon. performed two great and eouspiciiViis acts while President of the Culled Slates; one the veto of the iullalinu lull that would have cast us upon the sea of a depreciated currency, and the other was the signing of the net for the re sumption of tin; specie payments, that placed every dollar oi our money upon tlie sound foundation of tinaiiclal honor und unquestioned national honesty; and the old soldiers this your, as in all of the years of the past, following their iildVoiiiniiiiitler, will stand by the linaie'ial honor of tho government and will no moro permit our nation's integrity to be questioned than they would permit that Hug (pointing' to an American Hag) to be assailed." JONES' PROMISES. w. I. IVfk Ilrrlurm Thut Wiitmin Win -Nninlimtml mi nu riiili'rliiiiillns. Ari.AMA, (!n., Aug. :i. W. h. l'eelt, who ran for governor on the Populist ticket in ISli'J and headed the (Jcorgla delegation at St. Louis, scut tlio fol lowing to tlio Atlanta .lourual to-day: Co.Nvmts, (in,, Aug. 2, ls'.iO To tlio Atlanta .lourual: It was understood with tho Democrats that if tho Popu lists would nominate Mr. llryiin for President and a Southern Populist for Vice President, that Mr. Scwall would retiro from the nice: or, in other words that heiMr bewail) would bo taken down and ttiat our candidate for Vice President would be placed on the ticket witli Mr. Itrynn With this understanding Mr. Watson was unanimously nominated. F.vcrj' state in tlio Fnlon supported him except South Ctiiolinu and it was not ri-presenteil. This was tho broad ground on which the Democrats and Populists met. Having been deceived by promises we r made it a certainty on our part and reverse 1 thu order of business nnd nominated the vice president tlrst. steuator .loucs, chairman of tlio na tional Democratic committee, was there, together witli many prominent Democrats from many parts of tho Tniled States, urging this course for the success of liuuuclul reform. "Wo did not indorse Mr. llryan, but niado our platform nnd nominated him then for president by over a two thirds vote. Mr. Watson's nomina tion was greeted with us long and loud outbursts of enthusiasm as was Mr. llrynn'h, mut I beg leave to say now that there is but one course to puisne if L'ood faith is to govern tills union of silver forces, viz: Watson electors must bo put up by thu Democratic party from Maine to California. It would tin a lack of fidelity to ask or iloothorwlse. lu the South, yea, in (icngiu, il would be mi unpardonable sin and unfaith fulness on the part of the Democratic party mid tlie people will hold them responsible for tlio result." WVim.iam h. lM:i:it STRIKE RENEWED. Clcwl.ind Cnliin .lien Walk Out Again- A htrlLur I'ltliilly U'uiiinlril. Ci.i:vi:i.am), Ohio, Aug. X All of tho union men employed at the Drown Do. sting and Conveying works iitrue' ' again tills morning and a boycott against the company was declared. It is cluiuu'd that tlio' llrown company failed to keep its agreement In rein stating tlie striker and that a number of new men were employed uftor tho first strike was declared olY. Diirinir tho excitement und con fusion .lolin Prince, a union man em ployed in tho Forest City foundry, was idiot by somo unknown uon-unlonist and will probably die. 'I'h i eo companies of militia and a largo forco of polieo were sent to tho Drown works tills afternoon. Clnrlnnull turrUjo Mutton Anlfjn. Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 3 The Emerson & Fisher company, manufac turers of buggies mid carnnges, nssigned to-day to Ddward Itichlu and howo Kmurfon. The liabilities am placed at $1110.000 and tlio assists at Slf0.000. The failure is attributed to tho weakness of firms In other cities with winch thoy had largo duulinga. Ohio (iolil lleinunruU Confer. Coi.uJtiitis, Ohio, Aug. 3. About fif teen gold Democrat!! from various pnrU of Ohio aro In executive session at tho Neil housu hi to tho courso to I oursua on u uutioual tlckot KlUNAl'I'KH CAHUIT' VV.C. MEANOROF FREMONT PLACED IN JAIL. Irnn, tut Man Mm Mtliia'ii,l Ml Child-itrt-n Ciici'il to Ill-turn 'I Iii-iii I" Tlirlr Mullnr llnrulai-4 Vlmli In IU Idfiii e hi l.biiulii lllln-r NetiK. C.IMii-.r. Nell.. Aug. .1. -W. ti. Mj'suiiir. wlin stole u horse from A. '. .I.insen and diviunpeil vvilli liis children last Friday, is behind tlie bars in the county jail und Mrs. Meanor is caress ing her children who were tnltcti from In r The tlrst heard from Meiinor vvns lute yesterdaj uftirnn.in. when tin uu hitiivxii uinti left a note nl the .laiiscn stnble sujlug that the horses would be returned in u week. A little lalcr the same fellow appeared vv itli the missing hoi-M'. When quest loiieit he said lie hiul In ugh! it. The shcrilV did not be lleve him unit when threatened witli urrest the young limn said thut Meaunr e.ilue to his house mid slopped there, but thut now lie was near the I'.lkhorii coiiljurd waiting fur htm. Deputy Shcr'llV IMwunN went mil tinil placed Meaiiitr under tirn-st. Tlie children had been left at tile Miirtley farm und vver- liri'ii'-bt to tic city yesterduy liioruiug. li nil"!- hopes to escape prosecution h rcti.ining Hie horse, but will doubtless be ilisappointcd. When he left the city he went towurils Arlington, hut the heavy rniiiH hud iniiile the roads impassable und he gave it up and turned around und tried to escape by going west. BURGLARS AT WORK. live llniisis are r.nli-ri',1 Wltlitn Twelve Ileum. .ivi-oiN, Ncli.. Aug. a. llurglars iceiii to be cnleringhousesoli the north side of ) street with great regularity. No less than the houses were reported broken into Saturday. The majority uf them were in tlio vicinity of U street. The family of P. A. T.urk, living at nil North Fourteenth street, wiih dis turbed by some one trying to raise n window lie was evidently iiervoiis and let it slip. Tlio nolso frightened tlie Int ruder so that he left. D. Mctiilire of 7.M North Fourteenth street said liis house was entered. The intruder took a pair of trousers. (). D. Miller of l.'ilT U street loilliu upon arising Sunday morning thut his trousers were not in their accustomed place. A search showed that tlie room had been gone through, but it was im possible to tell wbetlier or noiaiij- thing wtts taken. Thieves entered the yard of Mrs. Polk tit Fourteenth and I' streets and Intended to strip tlie clothes line, but were frightened away licfore they had gotten limn' than a few napkins. William Mil risky s shoe shop ut 117 M street vvns entered by thioven und thirteen pairs of shoes taken. Heavy Hull sinrin ut .liliuiil. Amu. ami. Neb.. August :. -This city was visited by u very destructive hall storm lust l'riiluy, and considerable damage was done. The bigtf''M liar did not pretend to say that they hud ever seen tiliythillglike It. Till- sle of the stones ranged from a walnut to as large as a baseball. Clii-e or lint licdllilti. Vvi.i:mim:. Neb., August :i. The essi.in of the county Institute just closed Wiis the most successful in point of ntteiuhuiccof any ever held here. There were sixty teachers enrolled. STATE NEWS NOTES. Throe Inches of ruin fell at Osis'ola aturdiiy. Lincoln is preparing to tiike care of the reunion visitors. Corn is past tlie danger line in tlie vicinity of St. F.tlvvurds since the heavy ruin nf Saturday. llurglars looted the store of F. ( llurglars looted uie siorc oi '" Su province, which Is on tho Whang Allgeicr nl Plymouth Friday nlglit tuft I Unl r Yellow sea. The surface Is uu) M-curcd some vtiluuble papers ami thoul S'l.'i cash. Claude Hoover, the murderer of Sam Dubois in (lumliii. will hung next Fri day, (iovcriior llolcoiub having refused tu interfere with the sentence. The Saunders county poultry und pet stock association was organized at Vvahoo Saturday. The first evliliiltlon Is to be held December and ., nt Wt- hoo, Tlie Hitchcock county bunk, of Cul liertMiu, the oldest institution of tlio hind between Mcl'milt mid Denver, closed its d Saturday and notified tlie stato bunking board of tho action taken. tirrtHlniIii'r '" Ntlir.wUu. Ovi mia, Ncli, Aug. 2. For tlio past three iluvs clouds of grasshoppers havu been passing over Nebraska eastward bound. In somo places they are icporied to have been so numer ous as to have perceptibly urrested tho sun's rays They havo crossed tlie Missouri river in swarms, tint show mi tendency to settle. Thoy have douu no dama'.'o to crops in the stato, mid are believed to have come from CoJo.-uda I'd n lott lu NaliranUit. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. - .Tho frco silver wing of tho Nebraska Democ racy will hold its Stato convention in Omaha in tlio latter part of August. Prior to the assembling of tho Stato convention, tlio tlmu of tlio free silver leaders will lie taken up by tlio work of urrunging tho terms of u political .'ontract with tlio Populibts, by which it is hoped to uuito the strength of both parties on tho llryan and Scwall electoral tickets. Tlio Populists hold their Stato convention tit Hastings next Wednesday. Thr freo stiver Dcmoci title leaders will ho represented by n stroug committee paid in silver, frnilii' ,if I tin l'liii'lntr nf lln Mntn Vo del llliinil llalliir. Toft i, , Kan, Aug. a Cashier Copclund of tlie Ireasiiier'R depar tnent of the Santa l-'e railway com pany yesterday gave to some of tho employes of the general others a lesson in free silver, by pa ing salaries lu that coin. Tho llrst man to picnt his cheett was a high sulaiicil emploie. who re ceives S-'ld a mouth, lie siifned tho usual iccelpt, when the ceshler pushed out of tlio little window twenty SK) packages. It was a big load, but tlio man inauiigeil to carry it nw.i. Tim next mini thought he was in no hurry to receive liis pay and raid he woulil wait until tlie treasurer should get if; supply of paper money, others were not so particular mid took tint silver. Soon the story got iiolucil about tlie building that the company hud got on a (diver basis and clerks presented themselves armed with waste basnets. So the joke ran along until it was tip parent that should silver payments bo continued tho eutiie daj' would bo consumed, when tho cashier returned to paper payments. ENGINEER RESPONSIDLE. Ni-Kli-rt nf (ho SIriiiI l,li;lit the f.iuno if the Allinlle fit; t'ollMun. Ail amh- ( nv, N .1 , Aug. 3. Thero Is now little question tint the respon sibility fin- the collision neii'- hero Thursdaj niht, In vv hit li forty-four I'xcurs ouisiH were Lille! and foity three others injured, tests upon tlio dead engineer, F.dward I'tirr. Thero is no dispute that tho signal to coiiio nlicail was given to the West ilersev excursion train, and if so, tho (lunger signal must uccctMirlly have been given to the Heading track by an mitomatlu arrangement. Tho signals then become locked and can uot be released until both trains have cleared the point. Heforo tho signal!! are manipulated tlie red signal is con stantly displayed to both tracks, indi cating to all e"nglnecrs ihnt thoy must slow up on upprnachlnir the crossing. There is strong evidence that Farr did not slow up mid could not do so in timo when he saw the West tralu np prnuchluir. It is said that ho had been laid off for two weeks not long ago for not making good time, and It is supposed that ho was trying to make up for this by running at a high rate oi speed. LATEST FUSION SCHEME. Nnmnrl W. Wlllliuiu I'riKpntu it I'lmi for IIi'IiiihTiiIh mill l'oiultMi Vinci:nm:s, Did., Aug. ."..Samuel W. Williams, originator of tlio Idea of nominating vice presidential candi date llrst at tlio Populist national convention, whose report was adopt ed, has sent to W. .1, llryan a form of agreement to tie submitted to tho Democratic and Populist conference committees. CniU-r this each party is to havu its full national ticket in a separate column on tho oUluiul bal lots, while each party sluill havo one-half of the electors to be chosen, lu the electoral college the electors, If successful, shall all vote for llryan. After tho election, und prior to' tlio Statu meeting of tho electors, a special committee of four, composed of two Populists and two Democrats, i.s to ascertain und determine from tho otlleliil returns tho total popular voto cast for the electors miner tho llryan and Watson column and thu llryan and Sewnll column respectively, as between Wataon and .Sewnll, tho" ono having received thu highest and larg est voto is to receive in tho college tho entire voto of all tlio llryan electors. FOUR THOUSAND PERISH I'url lira Clibirsr Province Overvv liclliii-il li I tie Siii. Shanghai, Aug 3. A tidal wave, estimated to havo been about flvo miles in length, swept in from tho sen last Sunday nnd Inundated tho coast uf Ilayehau, in the northeast part of tho province of Klang-Su. Many villages were destroyed and It Is estimated Unit at least 4,000 peo ple were drowned. Tlio rico holds weie submerged and utmost totally :lestroyeil, with tlio lesult that a famine Is feared in that district dur ing the coming autumn. lliiichuu is .situated opposite Vu i-nati isianu, on uie coast oi tlie Klang- most level, which may account for tho great loss of life. Kiting Su is ono of tlio most fertile provinces of tho em pire mid exp'trt? more silk than any other part of China, 'tlie Yank Tho Kning enters China through this prov ince, tlio principal city of which Is Nan King. SHOT IN A COURT HOUSE. A Spokane I.tvwyrr mill Ilpinorrntlo I.Miilftr Kltloil by it Sport ho; Man. SrotvANi:, Wash., Aug. X L. II. I'Intter, attorney und Democratic pol itician, Tiado remarks in court yester day whlsh Henry Selfcrt. a restaurant proprietor and sporting mun, con strued at a redaction on his character. When court adjourned, tho two men met lu thi corridor. Solfert claims he offered his hand to Pluttcr us a brother W( au'l said: "t'omo on, Lew, ami I will show you thatyouuro all wrong " It is said by some, though denied by others, th'it Platter rejected tho prof fered linn.' and struck Suifort with his cane. Seifert thou drew a revol ver and shot Flutter through tho heart. Suifert thou walked Into tho sheriff's office and gave himself up. A Wum.tii I'rtMiitii'r .Married. PirrsitiMKi, Kan., Aug. 3. Miss Edith Hill, u Ilaptlst woman preacher and evangelist of note, was united In inarrlago last night to .1. C. Hooker of this city. Tiiu ceremony took pluco In tho Methodist cliurch hero and was performed bv the IU-v. W. S. Webb of (Jlrard und tho Ilov. A. 11. Scott of this cttv. . . A ' Mluinter tu (luateiu.tla. Wasiii.sotoN, Aug. 3. Tho Presh dent has appointed Maudrane Coxo oj New York as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to liuato mala and Honduras, vleo Piorco M. H Young.wiio died in New York rccentlj while on lrtive of ubsenco. m- I Wl y. t ' H -- S Vtaa L "1 mamiiesmmsss w"x4bvrt jW,J.RCoi,-"'.""- " n -v.-